Climate
Climatologically, Temuco corresponds to Chile's central valley Mediterranean region, with more humid and temperate weather. Through the year, cyclonic and anticyclonic influences alternate, with a short dry summer period (when compared to Santiago or other central valley cities). Its mean annual temperature is 13 °C (55 °F), with highest median during the warmest month of 23.5 °C (74 °F) and lowest median during the coldest month of 3.5 °C (38 °F) (Ciren-Corfo, 1992). Annual mean rain during 1961-1990 (Dirección Meteorológica de Chile, 1991) was 1,157 millimetres (45.6 in) (Capelli de Steffens et al., 1997).
| Climate data for Temuco | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24.9 (76.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
3.8 (38.8) |
4.7 (40.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 42 (1.65) |
41 (1.61) |
46 (1.81) |
80 (3.15) |
176 (6.93) |
177 (6.97) |
169 (6.65) |
135 (5.31) |
94 (3.7) |
86 (3.39) |
59 (2.32) |
53 (2.09) |
1,158 (45.59) |
| % humidity | 74 | 77 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 81.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 310.0 | 268.3 | 217.0 | 141.0 | 96.1 | 72.0 | 96.1 | 127.1 | 165.0 | 210.8 | 237.0 | 269.7 | 2,210.1 |
| Source: Weltwetter Spiegel Online | |||||||||||||
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